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ItemFrom Metropolis to Allotment: Scaled System Thinking in Advancing Landscape Studio Knowledge(Herbert Wichmann Verlag, 2015)Current local-scale changes in the landscape interweave with larger forces of globalization, time-space compression and media proliferation altering the face of landscape, both rural and urban, around the world. These larger forces span all sectors of human activity and inform a new cultural economy of space, creating new landscape spatialities that require a reformulation of landscape definitions, as well as new conceptual models and methodological approaches for landscape design (TERKENLI 2005). Design studios are essential experiences in the education of students in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design in order to cultivate their basic design competency. The approach used in design studio teaching is generally to present students with problems encountered in the real world – often wicked problems embedded in the interlinking land hierarchical systems in space and time which always present considerable challenges. Thus identifying and utilizing appropriate methods for design is of critical importance in design pedagogy. This paper reports on our experience in teaching landscape studios using the scaled system thinking approach, which encourages students to produce robust design strategies to address the design problem at different spatial scales from metropolis to allotment. Students’ gain and loss are discussed using their studio work. Our focus is that the theoretical approach of scaled system thinking can help students systematically conceptualize and realize evidence-based design solutions that will better support sustainability and liveability in our increasingly urbanised world.
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ItemThe Spatial Planning of Australia’s Energy Landscape: An Assessment of Solar, Wind and Biomass Potential at the National Level(Herbert Wichmann Verlag, 2016)Spatially explicit assessment of renewable energy resources is critical for large scale landscape planning and design to maintain energy supply so that economic development and social advancement can be sustained. Renewable energy planning at the national level is pivotal to a nation’s socio-economic sustainability in the context of the oil crisis, anthropogenic climate change and the social and economic impacts of globalisation resulting in the international dispersal of energy supply and ownership. Using a case study from Australia, we investigate the annual spatial heterogeneity of solar energy potential across the country towards identifying the strengths and appropriate uses of spatial modelling for regional decision making in energy planning. The case study explores solar radiation distribution in Australia and its potential to supply energy at national, utility and household levels. This study demonstrates the usefulness for integrating these models in the design and planning process for carbon-neutral energy supply. It is also clear that the adoption of spatial modelling systems for solar supply also requires modelling of the political and social opportunities and limitations inherent in the solar landscape. This research advocates a holistic approach enabled by spatial planning through geodesign principles. We conclude with recommendations and guidance for future renewable energy planning as a useful practice for carbon emission reduction to climate change mitigation.